The Bestseller Experiment

Deon is a bestselling thriller writer from South Africa whose books have been translated into 20 languages, but with his latest book Fever. he has written a post-apocalyptic epic with a big heart..

In this episode you will discover:

- Why struggle is a positive not a negative - Why genre shouldn't matter when you're writing - Why finishing your first draft is so important - And why your brother telling you you're rubbish should not hold you back from success!

Get your free ebook with advice and tips from million-selling authors at: http://www.bestsellerexperiment.com

Laura Barnett's 2015 debut The Versions Of Us was a smash hit, a number one bestseller, and translated into 23 languages. Now she faces that difficult second album syndrome, but Laura has come up with an ingenious solution and a unique piece of fiction.

In this episode you will discover:

- How music can inspire your writing - The balance between respecting the reader and writing for yourself - How the first fifteen minutes of your day can be the most creative - How collaboration with an artist in another medium can unlock untapped talents

Get your free ebook with advice and tips from million-selling authors at: http://www.bestsellerexperiment.com

A children’s fiction special. We talk with Karen Ball who has published some of the bestselling children’s series of the last twenty years, including the Beast Quest which has sold over 11m copies. Recently featured as a 2017 Rising Star in the Bookseller, Karen is the former Little, Brown for Young Readers publisher. She is now a consultant at Speckled Pen  (working with OUP, Hachette Children's and Parragon) as well as an expert in intellectual property.

In this episode you will discover:

- How children’s series are commissioned

- The importance of plot in children’s books

- How to start planning your career as a writer

- The importance of respecting your readers

Get your free ebook with advice and tips from million-selling authors at: http://www.bestsellerexperiment.com

A children's fiction special. We talk with Karen Ball who has published some of the bestselling children's series of the last twenty years, including the Beast Quest which has sold over 11m copies. Recently featured as a 2017 Rising Star in the Bookseller, Karen is the former Little, Brown for Young Readers publisher. She is now a consultant at Speckled Pen (working with OUP, Hachette Children's and Parragon) as well as an expert in intellectual property.

In this episode you will discover:

- How children's series are commissioned - The importance of plot in children's books - How to start planning your career as a writer - The importance of respecting your readers

Get your free ebook with advice and tips from million-selling authors at: http://www.bestsellerexperiment.com

How do you touch the heart of your readers? We get emotional over tea and cake with bestselling author Erica James. Erica has sold over 5 million copies of her twenty books, is winner of the Romantic Novel of the Year Award, and she never fails to break her readers’ hearts. We discover how she does it…

In this episode you will discover:

- Why it’s so important to write from the heart

- How talking to strangers can make you characters more interesting

- The importance of trusting your instincts

- How to know when your book isn’t working and how to fix it

Get your free ebook with advice and tips from million-selling authors at: http://www.bestsellerexperiment.com

How do you touch the heart of your readers? We get emotional over tea and cake with bestselling author Erica James. Erica has sold over 5 million copies of over twenty books, is winner of the Romantic Novel of the Year Award, and she never fails to break her readers' hearts. We discover how she does it…

In this episode you will discover:

- Why it's so important to write from the heart - How talking to strangers can make you characters more interesting - The importance of trusting your instincts - How to know when your book isn't working and how to fix it

Get your free ebook with advice and tips from million-selling authors at: http://www.bestsellerexperiment.com

In the second part of our interview with Susan Kaye Quinn, we talk about how to launch your book, pre-orders, fan-service, promoting your books, the dark art of blurbs, the power of tropes and mythology.

In this episode you will discover:

-The ideal model for debut pre-orders.

- How long you should promote your book for.

- How to make your blurbs work harder.

- And how to use tropes to satisfy your readers.

Get your free ebook with advice and tips from million-selling authors at: http://www.bestsellerexperiment.com

In the second part of our interview with Susan Kaye Quinn, we talk about how to launch your book, pre-orders, fan-service, promoting your books, the dark art of blurbs, the power of tropes and mythology.

In this episode you will discover:

-The ideal model for debut pre-orders. - How long you should promote your book for. - How to make your blurbs work harder. - And how to use tropes to satisfy your readers.

Get your free ebook with advice and tips from million-selling authors at: http://www.bestsellerexperiment.com

Susan Kaye Quinn is not only a genuine rocket scientist, but she's also a bestselling indie author in fiction and non-fiction. She runs the incredible For Love Or Money Facebook group, a resource for indie authors to get help with all those questions you might otherwise be afraid to ask. This is Part One of a special two-parter.

In this episode you will discover…

• Why you should be clear what your goals are
• Why you should formulate a five year plan to achieve those goals
• How you can make your advertising budget a revenue generator and not a cost#
• And the importance of newsletters such as Bookbub

Get your free ebook with advice and tips from million-selling authors at: http://www.bestsellerexperiment.com

Mark Edwards is the bestselling author of over two million psychological thrillers such as The Magpies. Mark is an author who has been self-published, traditionally-published, and is now one of Amazon's 'Thomas & Mercer' imprint's bestselling authors with five number one bestsellers. His extraordinary story will be an inspiration to any writer who's ever faced rejection, bad publishing, bad agents, and financial ruin!

In this episode you will discover:

- Why tenacity may be one of the best traits of any writer - Why you don't necessarily have to write a series to be a bestselling author - Why the only marketing that matters is the marketing you can measure - How changing your book's description copy can double your sales!

Get your free ebook with advice and tips from million-selling authors at: http://www.bestsellerexperiment.com